THE HISTORT OF SPIRITUALISM

would be hard to find a paper enlightened enough to
do the man justice.

• Spiritualists, however, showed great energy in
supporting Slade. Before the trial a Defence Fund
was raised, and Spiritualists in America drew up a
memorial to the American Minister in London. Be-
tween the Bow Street conviction and the hearing of
the appeal, a memorial was sent to the Home Secretary
protesting against the action of the Government in
conducting the prosecution on appeal. Copies of this
were sent to all the members of the Legislature, to all
the Middlesex magistrates, to various members of the
Royal Society, and of other public bodies. Miss
Kislingbury, the secretary to the National Association
of Spiritualists, forwarded a copy to the Queen.

After giving successful stances at the Hague,
Slade went to Berlin in November, 1877, where he
created the keenest interest. He was said to know no
German, yet messages in German appeared on the
slates, and were written in the characters of the
fifteenth century. The Berliner Fremdenblatt of
November 10, 1877, wrote: " Since the arrival of
Mr. Slade at the Kronprinz Hotel the greater portion
of the educated world of Berlin has been suffering
from an epidemic which we may term a Spiritualistic
fever." Describing his experiences in Berlin, Slade
said that he began by fully converting the landlord of
the hotel, using the latter's slates and tables in his own
house. The landlord invited the Chief of Police and
many prominent citizens of Berlin to witness the mani-
festations, and they expressed themselves as satisfied.

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